Thursday, February 18, 2010
I should have come up with a more creative name, but I panicked! If you don’t name your treasury within 10 seconds, you LOSE your spot! Curating treasuries on Etsy is like a competitive sport. The number of people WANTING to create one, and the number of spaces available is 2:1. But it’s fun...
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Posted in Uncategorized, willowdawn photography on Etsy | Tags: birdcage, blossoms, cake topper, candles, custom, decor, decorations, dogwood, engagement, etsy, feather boutonniere, flowers, Fredericksburg, garter, gown, invitation, necklace, numbers, paper flowers, photography, pillow, rings, stone, table markers, titanium, treasury, virginia, Washington, wedding, Whidbey Island, white, willowdawn photography
Snow is beautiful. It’s like a fresh coat of paint covering the wear and tear, the dirt and grime and all that it broken, with a fresh coat of white. It makes you think that everything can begin again. A fresh start, a new beginning. Well, at least until the cars start traveling the road...
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Posted in family, willowdawn photography on Etsy | Tags: Anacortes, art, blue, branch, etsy, Fildago Island, fine art, Fredericksburg, http://www.etsy.com/shop/willowdawn, Oak Harbor, photography, pink, sky, snow, storm, sun, sunshine, tree, virginia, Washington, Whidbey Island, willowdawn photography
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
So my blog stats say that I get visitors/readers but alas, few/no comments. Comments not only make me feel good – but they help my site stay on top of Google searches. This is incredibly important as I prepare to move to a new state and begin over… SOOOOOO, as the Temptations sang –...
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The holidays are busy for all of us, but it seems to be a bit crazier than average around our house. Lots of birthdays in November, then Christmas and New Years… and another birthday on New Year’s Eve! Add to that that we listed our home for sale yesterday and there were plenty...
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Monday, November 23, 2009
Of course photography is an art and therefore has a level of subjectiveness to it, and every photographer has different areas of strength/weakness. BUT some qualities of photography are NOT subjective, and SHOULD be present in all photos that clients are paying for. Qualities such as COMPOSITION, CLARITY, COLOUR and EXPOSURE. These...
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Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: black and white, child, children, clarity, composition, criteria, custom, exposure, family, focus, good portraits, grey scale, photographer, photography, portraits, wedding, willowdawn photography
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Are you noticing a trend yet? I want to make the creation and owning of custom portraiture as easy as possible for you. I also want to make gift giving easy for you! Custom photo gifts are perfect for the difficult to shop for person on your list – and because I...
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Posted in Products/offerings, Social justice, Special Offers, community | Tags: art, carbon neutral, children, christmas, custom, distant village, eco-friendly, environmental, fair trade, family, Fredericksburg, gift, green, holiday, key fob, natural, photographer, photography, portraits, post consumer waste, purse, recycled, special, sustainable, virginia, wallet, willowdawn photography
Sunday, November 22, 2009
I was informed that my shopping cart was not accepting credit card payment as it’s supposed to, and I BELIEVE that I’ve got it all worked out… so the sale is being extended till Monday night!
ALL gift items AND now, all canvases – will be 20% off on Friday, November 27th – and ONLY on...
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Posted in Special Offers | Tags: art, black, black friday, children, christmas, coupon, custom, Fredericksburg, gift, holiday, key fob, one day only, photography, purse, sale, special, virginia, wallet, wedding, willowdawn photography
Friday, November 13, 2009
I announced a few weeks ago that I was working with a new vendor to create jewelry works of art! I’m excited to say that my samples have arrived and WOW, they are gorgeous!!! Necklace in a few different styles, a bracelet, keyring and even an Christmas ornament! The best part –...
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Posted in Products/offerings, Special Offers | Tags: art, child, children, christmas, custom, family, Fredericksburg, gift, holiday, photographer, photography, portraits, virginia, willowdawn photography
I finally got to meet the “T” twins, who were adorable and delightful. And ALMOST made it seem easy to have twins. Such sweet but unique personalities. I’m privileged to call their parents friends – though the Navy has a way of keeping us separated geographically – it’s always fun to meet...
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Posted in family | Tags: chatham manor, children, fall, family, farm, field, Fredericksburg, photographer, photography, portraits, three, twins, virginia, willowdawn photography
Ok, try not to choke on my nerd dust but Where in the World is Carmen San Diego is one of the few kids shows, I actually liked… so now reread the title like you’re singing the song… it sort of works, right?
I just got a spodey-odey new decal for the back of my car...
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Posted in community | Tags: car, contest, coupon, custom, decal, engagement, fall, family, Fredericksburg, free, gift, high school, holiday, leaves, photographer, photography, portraits, prius, prize, promo, senior, virginia, wedding, where in Virginia, willowdawn photography, window